while being out of the office or away from home
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
older brother; elder brother
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
more than usual; especially; particularly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to receive divine punishment
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
ventilation fan; extractor fan
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
sampling food; tasting; trying